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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Chevron Oil Company Limited" <info@info.co.uk>
Reply-To: ncvoclaimsdept@w.cn
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:20:59 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Contact Mr.Jeffery James

Chevron Oil Company Limited.
Chevron House,1 Westferry
Circus Canary Wharf London
E14 4HA (United Kingdom DISTRICT)
=================================
Our Reference: CHT 2010/19513-10.
Our Batch: 24/00319/CHT

Dear Lucky Beneficiary,

We wish to officially notify you that you have been chosen by Chevron Oil
Company Ltd as a winner of a cash bonus sum of $250,000.00 (Two Hundred
And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars), for this Year Lottery Promotion
which is organized by Chevron Oil Company, your Email was selected by the
Microsoft Corporation which always supplied this company with Fifty
Thousand Email Addresses of active internet users yearly and sponsors of
which include Adidas, Fuji Film, Gillette, Emirates Air,Toshiba,
McDonald's and a host of others, and your Email address was submitted as
one of the active internet users For the year 2011. after Email address
are been submitted to us for the random selection By Microsoft
Corporation, we only select five people as our winners, through electronic
balloting System without the winner applying.

Be informed that your cash bonus will be credited into an ATM Card in your
name, in which you are to use in withdrawing your funds once it arrive to
you to your home address, your cash bonus sum of $250,000.00(Two Hundred
And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) containing your ATM Card have
been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward delivery to you which you will use
to withdraw cash at any ATM SERVICE MACHINES where you see the Master-Card
(or Maestro/Cirrus)sign/logo located in more than 22 million locations
across 210 countries worldwide.

To file for your claims of your ATM Card containing your funds, please
fill and submit the given information to our fiduciary manager immediately
via email.ncvoclaimsdept@w.cn

1.Full name:...... 2.Contact Address:......
3.Age:...... 4.Telephone Number:.......
5.Marital Status:...... 6.Occupation:......
7.State:...... 8.Country:...... 9.Sex:........

Fiduciary Manager Contact Details:

Contact Person: Jeffery James.
E-mail:ncvoclaimsdept@w.cn
Direct Phone Number: +44-701-116-2952

I want to congratulate you in advance and please do not forget to help the
poor In the society when Chevron Oil Company makes you a beneficiary of
their world of wealth.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Jane Scott
Chief Executive Officer(CEO),
Chevron Oil Company London Copyright@ 2011


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